A.M. Roundup: Andrew the manager

Good morning! All is right in the football world, with the Giants winning 41-7 over what I assume was the Cohoes HS Seagulls, not the Seattle Sea Hawks. Proving that God loves to see a Texan cry, Green Bay trounced Dallas 45-7. (We’re not talking about the Shen-Troy game. No one is allowed to mention it in the comments section.) I did not go to Puerto Rico, but lots of other politicos (and some of my journalist colleagues) did, to cover the Somos El Futuro conference. Nope. I’m holding down the fort here in Albany, where instead of choosing between Mojitos and Pina Coladas we’re wondering if there will be snow this week. As we ponder, here are some headlines…

The comptroller’s office called off an audit of the attorney general’s office when the latter started investigating the fore. (TU)

A big, A1 story from the Times: “Mr. Cuomo’s record as a manager, though, shows that not everyone can thrive under his style: forceful, focused, insistent on results, and disinclined to entertain dissent. That style, of course, has implications for more than the members of his emerging administration. Mr. Cuomo may think little of Albany’s power players, but he will still have to work with them.//Mr. Cuomo, for sure, has attracted a loyal circle of advisers who have remained with him for decades. They feel exhilarated by his intensity. But he has also alienated subordinates, who call his demands unrealistic, his approach overbearing and his intolerance for disagreement dispiriting.” (NYT)

Bob McCarthy looks at turnout: “If anything, Paladino may have helped drive a Republican turnout — and a Democratic crossover — that produced key results in Tuesday’s election. Republican Mark Grisanti, for example, can thank Paladino for the bubble that carried voters in his district and a possible upset over Democratic State Sen. Antoine Thompson.//And if control of the Senate ultimately hinges on that district, the statewide GOP may be forced to thank Paladino after all. Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy already thinks the candidate for governor provided big-time coat tails for Grisanti.” (BN)